As she waited for the announcer to come and get the microphone, she heard a military wife in the audience shout, "Duoduo sang so well, please sing another song!" This was something that would make the military families proud, so it couldn't just end like that.
Once someone started, the military families in the audience shouted, "One more song! One more song!" This made the announcer and Qian Duoduo, who had already gone up on stage, a little embarrassed. The announcer turned to look at Deputy Regiment Commander Liu, who was standing to the side of the stage. He was also incredibly impressed by Qian Duoduo's rendition of "Night at the Military Port." Since the military families in the audience had made such a request, he naturally hoped that Qian Duoduo could sing it again. He also wanted to see what kind of potential Qian Duoduo had.
So he waved to the announcer, who immediately walked quickly back to the side of the stage. There he saw Deputy Commander Liu whisper a few words to him, and he nodded repeatedly. Then he walked to Qian Duoduo's side, took the microphone down, and whispered in Qian Duoduo's ear, "Look how enthusiastic the military families are. I hope you can sing another song. Why don't you perform another one?"
Qian Duoduo thought for a moment and said, "Do you have the accompaniment tape for 'Singing for the Motherland'?"
The announcer's eyes lit up when she heard this. The accompaniment tape for "Singing for the Motherland" was a must-have for every performing arts troupe. She just hadn't expected Qian Duoduo to choose this song, but singing it at this moment was very appropriate. She nodded and said, "Yes."
Qian Duoduo said, "Then I'll sing this song."
The announcer nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go down and prepare the accompaniment tape for you. You can do the announcements yourself."
Qian Duoduo nodded, and the announcer quickly went down to find the accompaniment tape for "Singing for the Motherland" with the staff next to him.
Qian Duoduo felt she shouldn't let the atmosphere fall flat. As a Northeasterner, she had a certain talent for languages. She smiled and said, "Today's performance was absolutely fantastic. You can tell from the brilliance of the show that every detail was meticulously crafted by the actors, giving us, the audience, a wonderful visual experience. Let's applaud the actors from the cultural troupe who have come all this way to the former South Island and thank them for their wonderful performance."
Upon hearing this, thunderous applause erupted from the audience. It wasn't just the soldiers who applauded; the applause from the families in the residential compound was even more enthusiastic. The military wives, like Sister Nan, who were quite familiar with Qian Duoduo, were filled with pride and joy.
One sentence made Deputy Commander Liu look at this young girl with new respect. Her speech was far superior to his own as an announcer. In this waiting setting, her elegant words made the audience, some of whom were illiterate, feel cultured.
He immediately had the idea of ​​recruiting the young girl into his troupe. Not only did she sing well, but she also spoke standard Mandarin and was quite intelligent. From the way she spoke, he could tell she was well-educated, and judging from her clothes, her family background was also quite good, not like someone from the countryside. That's right, she was Commander Qian's sister. In that case, if she came to the art troupe, he could arrange a good position for her, even if it was just doing Commander Qian a favor. Why not do it?
Just then, the prelude to "Singing for the Motherland" began to play.
Qian Duoduo said, "The national flag flutters in the wind, and our songs are so loud and clear. A song awakens the land of China, and a song touches the hearts of 1.3 billion people. This is the roar of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, this is the cry of Mount Tai and the Great Wall, this is the common voice of the Chinese people."
Then, as the music continued, she softly sang: "The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, the victory song is so loud, we sing of our beloved motherland, from now on marching towards prosperity and strength, crossing mountains and plains, crossing the surging Yellow River and Yangtze River, the vast and beautiful land is our beloved hometown, the heroic people have stood up, we are united, friendly and strong as steel!"
In the last few lines, to create atmosphere, Qian Duoduo raised her voice and sang it again.
Qian Duoduo recalled how singers would often turn their microphones towards the audience during concerts to interact with them, leading to a massive sing-along. Inspired, she also turned her microphone towards everyone in the audience, and everyone sang "Ode to the Motherland" loudly.
Even those who might occasionally be out of tune were brought back by Qian Duoduo.
The song rang out again and again over the former South Island, and even villages not far from the troops could hear its deafening melody.
Yu Hongze stood at the edge of the village with his younger siblings and friends, listening to the singing coming from the direction of the army. He couldn't help but ask, "What song is this? That voice sounds like Sister Duoduo. Where are the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers she mentioned? And where are the mountains and plains she mentioned?"
He turned to Yu Da, who was walking over and listening to the song with him, and asked, "Dad, I want to leave the former South Island in the future. I want to see the Yellow River and the Yangtze River that Sister Duo Duo sings about, and I want to see the mountains and plains that they sing about. I want to see just how vast our motherland really is."
Looking into his son's bright eyes, Yu Da gritted his teeth and said, "Good son, you have ambition. I heard from Comrade Qian that a primary school might be built on our island. I will work hard to fish to support your schooling. Our family has also saved some money thanks to Comrade Qian."
When you start school, bring your younger siblings with you. When you've seen the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the mountains, and the plains, come back and tell your father about it. Besides our island, all I've ever seen is the vast ocean; I haven't really seen anything else."
Upon hearing his father Yu Da's words, Yu Hongze said with a determined look in his eyes, "Father, don't worry, I will definitely study hard. When I grow up, I will take you and Mother away from Qiannan Island to see the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the mountains and plains, to see the vast land of our motherland and different places, and to taste all the delicious food that Sister Duoduo mentioned."
Hearing his son's words, Yu Da was overjoyed. He stood beside Yu Hongze, putting his hand on his shoulder. His eldest son had truly grown up! Thinking of this, his eyes welled up with tears...
After the performance, Qian Duoduo and the others walked back together. At this moment, she had become the most dazzling presence among the military families. Some of the military wives were still reminiscing about the grand chorus of "Singing for the Motherland" and sang it as they walked.
Qian Duoduo and Ling Yun exchanged a glance, both revealing relieved smiles.
Professor Yuan and Liang Kun then led Mao Hai'er and the others to their former residence, since that compound was not suitable for the two of them to live in for an extended period.
Qian Feng was also relatively busy. He led a group of people out to sea to extend New Year's greetings to other islands and brought some fruit with them.
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